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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), Tampa, Florida, United States and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 169 miles (or 273 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between MacDill Air Force Base and Palm Beach International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCF / KMCF |
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Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°50'57"N by 82°31'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MCF |
More Information: | MCF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBI / KPBI |
Airport Name: | Palm Beach International Airport |
Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W |
Area Served: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBI |
More Information: | PBI Maps & Info |
Facts about MacDill Air Force Base (MCF):
- The furthest airport from MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,436 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 24 June 1945 a hurricane hit the Tampa area, and the B-17 aircraft were evacuated to Vichy Army Airfield, Missouri.
- With the United States entry into World War II, the primary mission of MacDill Field became the training of bombardment units under III Bomber Command.
- Also located at MacDill are a division of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Joint Communications Support Element, the Florida Air National Guard's 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, the Navy Reserve Forces Command's Navy Operational Support Center Tampa, the US Army's 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, activities of the U.S.
- The 29th Bombardment Group was moved to MacDill from Langley Field, Virginia on 21 May 1940.
- Flying operations at MacDill began in 1941 with the base's first mission being the defense of Gulf of Mexico.
- The closest airport to MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NE of MCF.
- In addition to being known as "MacDill Air Force Base", another name for MCF is "MacDill AFB".
Facts about Palm Beach International Airport (PBI):
- Palm Beach International Airport handled 5,609,168 passengers last year.
- In 2003 the terminal was voted among the finest in the nation by readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- A new 240-foot Airport Traffic Control tower is currently active on the north side of the airport along with a single-story, 9,000-square-foot ATBM Base Building.
- The closest airport to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) S of PBI.
- Because of Palm Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) has 3 runways.
- The Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Aviation Battalion is located between runways at PBI.
- In 1937 the airport expanded beyond an airstrip and an administration building when the Palm Beach Aero Corporation obtained a lease, built hangars and the first terminal on the south side of the airport.